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(1) The State Government may, by notification, appoint a person to be the Controller for any area or part of area to which this Act extends to exercise the powers and discharge the.-duties conferred and imposed upon the Controller by or -under this Act in such area or part. (2) The State Government may also, by notification, appoint any person to be an Additional ContrqAer or a Deputy Controller for any area to which this Actv.ettends. (3) An Additional Controller or a Deputy Controller shall exercise such ot the functions of the Controller as may, subject to the control of the State Government, be assigned to him by the Controller and in the discharge of these functions an Additional Controller or a Deputy Con- troller shall exercise the same powers and discharge the same duties as the Controller. (0) The West Bengal Premises Rent Control 17 (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1959. XVII of 1950.] (Chapter V1.—Appointment of the Controller and other officers, their powers and functions.—Sections 29, 30.) (4) The Controller may— (a) transfer any case pending before him for disposal to any Additional Controller or Deputy Controller, Or (b) withdraw any case pending before any Additional Controller or Deputy Controller, and (i) dispose of such case himself, or (ii) transfer such case for disposal to any other Addi- tional Controller or Deputy Controller. (5) A Controller, an Additional Controller or a Deputy Controller appointed under this section shall be either,— (a) a member— (i) in Calcutta, of the Judicial Branch of the State Civil Service of not less than ten years' standing in such service, and (ii) elsewhere, of the Executive or Judicial Branch of the State Civil Service, or State Junior Civil Service, or (b) (i) an advocate or attorney of the High Court in Calcutta of not less than ten years standing, and (ii) an advocate, or pleader of not less than ten years' standing elsewhere.